The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-10-25

charcoal lying near. / put down my
basket and we filled the empty cor
ners with charcoal, for we are Japa-
nese enough to relish hot tea. A little
further on and we gained the rest for
which We sighed, beneath the only
hIg tree near the summit. Mr.. Hud-
son got out his flag, and he aud the
little BOYS finished the ascent, stuck
up the flag pole, and soon both an
american and japanese flag were
floating from the same pole, for Mr..
I'll. has japanese flag, too. Then,
in memory of our GLORIOUS nome Of
the free" We gave three cheers for the
cred, white and blue"
Glhei San, pronounced as though
written ''ge-ha-e," with the vowels
lOng) soon had the tea kettle boiling.
Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Hudson spread
the table cloth ON the grass, and put
oft the dinner. while Mr.. Hudson and
lighted the candle and began smok-
ing the glass. Then the ''feast" was
announced, and We soon showed our
appreciation of the tempting repast.
We had everything one usually en-
joys for picnic dinner, even to the
pickles. Gehei San then went down
The mountain side in search of water,
and found nice spring quite near
from which he brought US some pure,
cold water. Mr.. II. and / finished
smoking the glass and succeeded In
breaking several choice pieces. The
boys went up to the signal station to
play, and the rest of us, with our
smoked glass near by, sat down i'm
the shade to work and listen, while
Mr.. Hudson read some choice selec-
tions from American Wits"
Every few moments some one would
ass, MIR. Hudson, how is the sun ?"
He would seize his glass, look up ear
nestly, and report, sit is as round and
perfect as ever" About three o'clock
We all repaired to the signal station,
got up into the platform, fixed up our
parasols for shade, and sat us down to
knit and crochet, while Mr.. III. con-
tinued his reading, interrupted now
and then by comments and laughter
from his audience, and-"How is the
sun, Mr.. Hudson? When four
o'clock cane We prepared to return.
ana Mrs. Hale remarked that "the old
sun never had better opportunity of
his eclipse on that noun
tain, nor to a Eerrier crowd, and he
had lost 1t" Then we thought of the
miles We must walk and the good
laugh Mr.. Hale would have when we
returned. Gathering up what was
left of our burdens" we began the
descent. Anyone who has ever been
upon mountain top can imagine the
exultant feelings of freedom one feels,
but especially is this true when exper-
fenced by one living for time in ia
pan.
1t is delightful relief even to go
but of the cities with their narrow
streets but when one is upon the very
top of a high mountain, where on
every side can be seen lower noun
tains, valleys and the distant sea, one
feels that there is nothing, however
can be said in "free-
lom's praises" And one longs for
he time when "the hills shall be Joy.
+ul together" because 1.-The Lord
'eigneth." "Let the earth rejoice ;
ct the multitude of isles be glad there
,f."
Just as night shadows were filling
he valleys and creeping up the noun
ain sides, we reached home, and were
greeted by hearty laugh from the
Upstairs room, where Mr.. Hale was
lifting, and the,to me, welcome news,
Miss Dufield's American mail has
ome." My friends had received theirs
everal days before, but through some
mistake at the Osaka pestoffice, mine
lad gone ON to Wakayama and been
eturned from there. l forgot was
ired and hungry, sat down and read
he good news from home and the
lomeland. Was glad to find oGe War
paper among the newspapers.
am afraid / would hardly know old
Varrensburg now.
The following day / went to Kobe
nd returned to Waksyama the next
ay.s, But l saw the eclipse while at
Kobe on the 18th, and it was almost
Otal.
So you see, God gives us many
Apply hours, free from the cares of
veryday life. And we always 60
ack to work with renewed energies
nj thankful hearts for pleasant COM
in this far away isle of
he sea. BETTE DUFFIELD.